CVE-2019-17673: debian debian_linux HTTP Request/Response Smuggling
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17673DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17673
Published 17-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17673 is a high (CVSS 7.5) HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.53%
0%100%
Low · +0.38 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 17-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
WordPress before 5.2.4 is vulnerable to poisoning of the cache of JSON GET requests because certain requests lack a Vary: Origin header.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSources4 sources · 7.3–7.5
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- wordfenceSource7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.38 pp
From 3.15% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score3.53%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- wordpress< 5.2.4+dfsg1-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Wordpress2 products
- wordpress< 3.7 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.7, ≤ 3.7.30 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.8, ≤ 3.8.30 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 3.9, ≤ 3.9.28 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.0, ≤ 4.0.27 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.1, ≤ 4.1.27 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.2, ≤ 4.2.24 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.3, ≤ 4.3.20 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.4, ≤ 4.4.19 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.5, ≤ 4.5.18 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.6, ≤ 4.6.15 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.7, ≤ 4.7.14 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.8, ≤ 4.8.10 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 4.9, ≤ 4.9.11 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.0, ≤ 5.0.6 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.1, ≤ 5.1.2 (fixed in 3.7.31) | ≥ 5.2, ≤ 5.2.3 (fixed in 3.7.31)
- wordpress< 5.2.4
Ubuntu1 product
- wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 5 products
References
12 links- blog.wpscan.org/wordpress/security/release/2019/10/15/wordpress-524-security-release-breakdown.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/news/2019/10/wordpress-5-2-4-security-release/X Refsource MISCREPORTRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/b224c251adfa16a5f84074a3c0886270c9df38deX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
